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GS Yuasa Corporation Business report FY2008

Business Highlights

Financial overview (in million yen)
- FY2008 FY2007 Rate of
Change
(%) 		Factors
Overall
Sales 283,421 312,012 (6.7) - Sales decreased due to a sharp decline in demand, mainly for automotive batteries in Japan in the third quarter onward.
Operating income 14,276 12,384 20.1 - Operating income increased as a result of a decline in the price of lead, one of the main materials in the Company's, rationalization and cost reduction.
Ordinary income 10,979 9,946 16.1 - Despite foreign exchange losses due to a strong yen, ordinary income increased thanks to an increase in profit of equity method affiliates. 
Current net income 4,228 2,670 189.7

- The Company posted an extraordinary profit including profit on sale of the former Takatsuki plant site and other profits. On the other hand, the Company also posted an extraordinary charge, including appraisal loss of inventory assets as a result of changes in the accounting system and loss brought about by inappropriate transactions that were discovered at its consolidated subsidiary. Even if considering the amount of tax including income taxes-deferred, the Company marked an increase in current net income. 
Battery and power supply
Sales 259,839 277,004 (6.6)

- New vehicle and replacement sales of automotive batteries in Japan decreased due to a drop in new vehicle sales volume and decreased demand for replacement batteries.


- Overseas sales also decreased as a result of sell price decreases in accordance with lead price decreases. 
Operating income 16,538 12,458 32.7 - Japan operating income increased as a result of rationalization based on the 2-Year Revival Plan for the Automotive Battery Business as well as the decline in the purchasing cost of lead, the main material of its products.

- Operating income also increased overseas as a result of lower material prices and other factors.



Joint-ventures

- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and the Company announced on March 24, 2009 that they signed a contract to establish a new joint venture company for manufacturing, sales and R&D of high-performance lithium-ion batteries, especially for hybrid vehicles. Since the signing of a basic agreement in December of last year, they have engaged in a series of discussions to determine concrete plans. The new company, Blue Energy Co., Ltd., is scheduled to be established April 1, 2009 with three billion yen in capital. Potential increase in capital and capital surplus up to 15 billion yen may be executed. The address of headquarters, located at the site of the Company's headquarters, is: Minami-ku, Kyoto. 51% of the capital will be held by GS Yuasa Power Supply Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, while 49% will be held by Honda. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on Mar. 26, 2009)

R&D

R&D

Investment Activities

In FY2008, the Company made a capital investment of 10,775 million yen in total.
Among this, the investment in the battery and power supply division was 4,942 million yen.

New Facilities (Selected)
Facilities Locations Equipment Amount
(in million yen)		 Date of start Scheduled date of completion Purpose of the investment
GS Yuasa Corporation Kyoto, Japan R&D facilities 571 Mar., 2009 Mar. or after Apr., 2010 Expand R&D facility
GS Yuasa Power Supply Ltd. Kyoto, Japan Manufacturing facilities for lead storage batteries for automotive use 670 Mar., 2009 Mar. or after Apr., 2010 Reduce costs
Manufacturing facilities for power supply devices and lead storage batteries for industrial use
 1,567 Mar., 2009 Mar. or after Apr., 2010 Reduce costs
Ztong Yee Industrial Co., Ltd. Yungkang Tainan, Taiwan Manufacturing facilities for lead storage batteries 415 Dec., 2008 Mar. or after Apr., 2010 Increase production capacity
Yuasa Battery (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. Guangdong, China Manufacturing facilities for lead storage batteries 257 Dec., 2008 Mar. or after Apr., 2010 Increase production capacity
Yuasa Battery, Inc. Pennsylvania, USA Manufacturing facilities for lead storage batteries 282 Dec., 2008 Mar. or after Apr., 2010 Increase production capacity
Yuasa Battery (Thailand) Pub. Co., Ltd. Bangkok, Thailand Manufacturing facilities for lead storage batteries 593 Dec., 2008 Mar. or after Apr., 2010 Increase production capacity

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